Cigar-tip cutter.



1. No. 828.083. PATENTED AUG. 7, 1906.

- B. BRUMIOPP.l CIGARTIP GUTTER.

. APPLICATION FILED MAY 7, 1906.

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IINITED STATES 'PATENT OFFICE.

CleAR-TIP CUTTER.

Sp'eccation of Letters Patent.

Patented Angl. a, 1906 Application inea May 7, 1906. 'seria No. 315.681.

To a/ZZ whom; it 1v1/wy concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD BRUNHOFE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigar-Tip Cutters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in cigar-tip cutters. One of its objects is to provide a cutter in which an advertisingplate is combined with the cutter in such manner that the cutter becomes operative only when the advertising-'plate is in position to display the advertisement.

Another object is to provide a cutter having an advertisinglate adapted to be positioned close to the cutter -frame during transportation and in use to be adjusted to a position to display the advertisement.

It further consists in certain details of form, combination, and arrangement, all of which will be more fully set forth in the description of the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved cigar-cutter. Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view on line v v of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a central vertical section showing a modification. Fig. 4 is anend view of the cutter, Fig. 2, showing the means for locking the advertising-plate in the raised position.

A represents the base or frame of the cutter, B, a cutter-head pivoted thereto at b by means of the rod t.

C represents the advertising-plate, which is pDreferably hinged to the rod b.

represents the tip-hole, and E a circular or oval knife pivoted eccentrically to the under side of the cutter-head on a pivot e. stud f, projecting from the knife, is engaged by an arm F, which is pivoted at the opposite end to the base at f. A spring G serves to press the arm F against the knife to hold the knife close to the under side of the cutterhead. The knife is pushed across the cutterhole by arm F when the free end of the cutter-head is to be depressed.

A spring H is preferably provided tending to raise the cutter-head, but not of suiiicient strength to raise the cutter-head without assistance. The advertising-plate when in position shown in Fig. 1 also by its weight tends to raise the cutter-head. As the cutterhead is depressed the counterweight effect of the advertising-plate becomes less, while the lifting power df the spring II increases, thus producing a uniform tendency to raise and n'ormally'ho'ld the cutter-head in the raised position. The spring 'alsojgives an elastic movement to the head and counteracts the inertiadue to the weight of the head and advertising-plate, and prevents an uneven, irregular, or pounding movement 'of the head.

As shown in Figs. I and '2, th'evplate C may be Adetached and laid on top 'of the cutterheadto ec'onomize space and prevent breakage during ship-nient, and when desired for use the plate is secured in placey bya screwm and nut m which lock Ithe ear n of the plate and ear' a of the cutter-head together. Lugs p of the plate engage the edge of the cutter-head to prevent the plate swiveling on the screw fm.

As shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the plate being hinged to rod b may be laid upon the top of the cutter-head, as indicated in dotted line for shipment, and when raised to the position shown in full line is locked in the raised position by a spring-latch 1", the free end of which has an opening Which engages an ear or projection s at the rear of the cutter-head and from which it can be readily disengaged and the plate laid down whenever desired. The backward movement of plate C is limited by an ear t, engaging the top plate of the cutter-head. The advertising-plate of Fig. 2 may also be hinged on rod b, if desired. T represents a plate closing the bottom of the frame to confine the cigar-tips therein.

It will thus be noted that the cigar-cutter is inoperative until the advertising-plate has been adjusted into position to display the advertisement, that ated the advertising-plate is tilted with the cutter-head, thus tending to attract the attention of the user thereto, and that where the plate is hinged to the rod t the plate cannotl be readily replaced by a diiferent advertising-plate.

The mechanism herein shown and described is capable of considerable modification without departing from the principle of my invention.

1. In a cigar-tip cutter, a base, a cutterhead ivoted to the base and provided with a tipole, a knife adapted to be actuated to traverse the under side of the tip-hole by depressing the cutter-head, and an advertisinglate ada ted to counterbalance and normally holl the cutter-head in the raised position.

when the cutter is oper- A IOO IIO

`ble l cutter head In a ci ar-tip cutter, a loa-se, a depressible cutteread pivoted to said base, a knife adapted to traverse the tip-hole When the cutter-head is depressed, and an advertising-plate attached to the cutter-head and adapted to normally retain the cutter-head inthe raised position.

In a cigar-tip cutter, a base, a depressipivotally attached to the base, a knife adapted to traverse the tip-hole when the cutter-head is depressed, and an advertising-plate adapted when attached to the cutter-head in position to display the advertisement to form a counterweight to normally hold the cutter-head in the raised position, and adapted for lshipment to be l,shifted to a different position.

L 4. In a ci ar-tip cutter, a base, a cutterhead pivota y -connected to said base, a

l `knife adapted to traverse the tip-hole When Ethecutter-head is depressed, an advertisingconnected to the cutter-head and adapted to occupy a position convenient for shipping, and to be adjusted for use to another position so as to display the advertisement and to act asacounterweight to normally hold the cutter-head in the raised position, and means for locking the said plate in the last-named position.

5. In a cigar-tip cutter, a base, a depressible cutter-head pivotally connected to said head, a spring normally tending but not of -suicient strengthA to hold the cutter-head in C. W. MILES, A. MCCORMACK. 

